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Travis County Cooling Tower Reclaimed Water Project

RECIPIENT OF THE 2021 AUSTIN GREEN AWARD

As stated on the Austin Green Awards web page: “Now in its sixth year, the Austin Green Awards is Austin’s first recognition program to specifically highlight outstanding accomplishments in the broad arena of sustainable design and innovation, recognizing forward facing design strategies that respond to rapidly evolving environmental, social, and health imperatives.”

Travis County was one of the recipients of the 2021 Austin Green Awards for the Travis County Cooling Tower Reclaimed Water Project.  The Travis County Commissioners Court led this vision. They funded the design and construction of the Reclaimed Water Addition project and directed the Facilities Management Department to work on this project. The Facilities Management Department Staff, Roger A. El Khoury, M.S., P.E. and AJ Jalifi managed this project with was designed by IMEG, a MEP firm and constructed by Copperas.

Green Award Recipients

Green Award Certificate

Award Acceptance Photo

Cooling Tower

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.12.